Middleburgh Elementary School, Middleburgh NY

Original Research by School Decision on Middleburgh Elementary School

Middleburgh Elementary School serves prekindergarten through sixth grade in a small village in rural Schoharie County, southwest of Albany. The school sits on Main Street, integrated into the village civic core rather than set apart on a campus, placing school buildings within walking distance of the library and village government.

The school enrolls students in modest numbers across its grade band. A substantial share of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic conditions of the rural area. The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic and multiracial students and very few Asian students. Data on English learners and students with individualized education plans was not available.

On state math and English language arts assessments across grades three through six, the school's results are mixed. In third-grade math, proficiency sat below the median, while third-grade ELA was somewhat higher. Fourth grade showed the school's strongest performance, with solid proficiency in both subjects. Fifth grade held steady in math, though ELA dipped. Sixth-grade results were weak in both subjects, particularly in ELA where proficiency was notably low. Science was assessed in fifth grade only, showing low proficiency. A social studies assessment from an earlier year showed high proficiency, but that snapshot is more than a decade old and does not represent current instruction.

The school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among districts in Schoharie County. This measure indicates that despite the variation by grade and subject, the school's aggregate performance stands above the midpoint for the county.

The school offers band as an arts and music program. Beyond that, the data provided does not detail other course offerings, special programs, or staffing ratios. A parent interested in learning more about curriculum breadth, special education services, or enrichment activities would benefit from contacting the school directly or visiting its website.

The Middleburgh Central School District, which operates this school alongside a junior-senior high school also on Main Street, recently passed a capital bond in 2025 that will fund facility improvements including a new playground, upgraded health center, and improved safety features at both buildings, with no tax increase. The district has also introduced a K-12 framework on artificial intelligence and digital citizenship, reflecting a shift in how students are taught to navigate technology responsibly. These investments signal district-level attention to physical infrastructure and emerging curriculum needs that may interest families evaluating the school's trajectory.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 31% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 27 pts below state median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 47% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 42% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 39% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 55% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 29% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median

Science

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 588%

School 88% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median

This schoolMIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income53%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income75%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income53%18 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income27%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income41%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income71%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income59%17 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income47%7 pp gap